Justice Dept. charges Russian woman with interference in Midterm elections  —  The Justice Department on Friday charged a Russian woman for her role in a conspiracy to interfere with the 2018 U.S. election, marking the first criminal case prosecutors have brought against a foreign national for meddling in the upcoming Midterms.

Conservatives mount a whisper campaign smearing Khashoggi in defense of Trump  —  Hard-line Republicans and conservative commentators are mounting a dark whisper campaign against Jamal Khashoggi that is designed to protect President Trump from criticism of his handling of the dissident …

For U.S. Senate: Beto O'Rourke  —  United States Senator: Beto O'Rourke  —  Beto O'Rourke - Democratic Party: ★★★★ 1/2  —  The collective swoon that U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke has aroused among victory-starved Democrats nationwide recalls, even as it far exceeds …

F-bombs and a storm-out among Trump's top staff as tensions rise over border policies  —  Angry exchange between Trump officials over how to curtail rising border crossings points to White House divide.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's frustration over rising numbers …

GOP Rep. Jason Lewis once mocked women who felt traumatized by unwanted touching  —  GOP rep. defends prior comments on ‘slut’ women  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Jason Lewis once mocked women who were traumatized by unwanted sexual advances, including those inappropriately kissed …

Mueller Probes WikiLeaks' Contacts With Conservative Activists  —  Ties between the website and Roger Stone, Peter W. Smith get a closer look  —  WASHINGTON—Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is scrutinizing how a collection of activists and pundits intersected with WikiLeaks …

Georgia purged an estimated 107,000 people largely for not voting, an APM Reports investigation shows  —  A handful of states, most of them led by Republicans, are using someone's decision not to vote as the trigger for removing them from the rolls.  No state has been more aggressive …

Nancy Pelosi hints at short-term lease on House speakership … Democrats have yet to win a House majority and Nancy Pelosi's return as speaker is by no means certain, but already she has one eye on the exits.  —  “I see myself as a transitional figure,” Pelosi said in an interview …

Michael Cohen: Vote, or face more years of ‘craziness’  —  New York (CNN)Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, pleaded with the American public on Friday to head to the polls and vote against the President and the Republican Party, predicting that if they did not, there would be two or six more years of “craziness.”

‘Black folk will be catching hell again.’ Ads seek to scare black voters in Missouri  —  WASHINGTON  —  A new radio ad seeks to frighten black voters away from Sen. Claire McCaskill's campaign by suggesting the Democrat supports lynchings.  —  Another ad tells black voters to ask McCaskill “why she doesn't want our babies?”

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Hillary?  —  She's not going away—and Democrats aren't sure what to do about it.  —  In recent months, some reporters who cover the Trump White House have received phone calls from the last person they would expect: Hillary Clinton.

Justice Dept. Rank-and-File Tell of Discontent Over Sessions's Approach  —  WASHINGTON — During his 20 months in office, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has swept in perhaps the most dramatic political shift in memory at the Justice Department, from the civil rights-centered agenda of the Obama era …

Jim Renacci issues statement from lawyer alleging Sherrod Brown made ‘unwanted, sudden’ advance against unnamed woman in late 1980s  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Rep. Jim Renacci's Senate campaign issued a news release late Thursday that he said depicted an unnamed woman's story of an …

Haley breaks with Trump: ‘In America, our political opponents are not evil’  —  Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley insisted Thursday night that “in America, our political opponents are not evil,” a shark rhetorical break from her boss, President Donald Trump …

I pulled a 1,500-year-old sword out of a lake  —  People are saying I am the queen of Sweden because of the legend of King Arthur  —  Every summer, my parents, my six-year-old brother and I go to stay in a cabin by a lake called Vidöstern in Tånnö in southern Sweden, not far from where we live.

Founder of Proud Boys Says He's Arranging Surrender of 8 in Brawl  —  The founder of the far-right group the Proud Boys said on Friday that he was arranging the surrender of eight members whom the police are seeking in connection with a brawl outside a Republican club in Manhattan last weekend.

John Bolton pushing Trump to withdraw from Russian nuclear arms treaty  —  Exclusive: national security adviser recommends ending intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty over alleged Russia violations  —  John Bolton is pushing for the US to withdraw from a cold war era arms control treaty with Russia …

South Carolina Is Lobbying to Allow Discrimination Against Jewish Parents  —  The Trump administration is considering whether to grant a South Carolina request that would effectively allow faith-based foster care agencies in the state the ability to deny Jewish parents from fostering children in its network.

Mueller report PSA: Prepare for disappointment  —  And be forewarned that the special counsel's findings may never be made public.  —  President Donald Trump's critics have spent the past 17 months anticipating what some expect will be among the most thrilling events of their lives …

A Virginia politician's novel approach to personal scandal: tell all before opponents do  —  The history of American politics abounds with examples of leaders sunk by scandal, the dark details excavated by their enemies.  —  Lee J. Carter, a Virginia state lawmaker with enough proverbial skeletons …

Paul Manafort arrives at court hearing about sentencing date in a wheelchair  —  Paul Manafort, the onetime Trump campaign chairman, arrived in court on Friday for a hearing about his sentencing date in a wheelchair.  —  Manafort is currently in detention in an Alexandria jail awaiting sentencing …

Conrad Black: Nothing Faith Goldy has done warrants this assault on her campaign  —  In the same measure that a civilized society must not tolerate racial discrimination, nor can it tolerate the false and wilful imputation of repulsive attitudes to someone who does not hold them

CNN's Acosta sends private message to former Melania Trump aide: ‘F— you’  —  CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta sent a direct message to a Twitter follower that read “F— you” after being mocked on the social media platform on Thursday night.

Congressman flat-out lies to defend Trump praising assault on reporter  —  Who are you going to believe — this lying Republican or your very own eyes?  —  At a rally Thursday night, Trump gleefully praised Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte for assaulting a reporter last year, the night before his election.